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Enel Green Power hosts representatives from communities near project in Chile

Enel Green Power hosts representatives from communities near project in Chile Bagnore 3 plant, Tuscany, Italy (source: Enel Green Power)
Alexander Richter 17 Sep 2015

Enel Green Power is hosting a delegation of representatives from communities near its geothermal project at Cerro Pabellón in Chile to introduce them to geothermal energy and showcase the benefits it can have to local communities.

As part of its activities in Chile and the geothermal project in Cerro Pabellón, Enel Green Power is currently hosting representatives of communities living near the planned plant. As part of the visit to the geothermal area in Tuscany, Italy, the group was  introduced to the geothermal plants and technologies, as well as businesses, mayors and entrepreneurs in the region that benefit from geothermal power, and to the effects on employment, professional opportunities and related economic activities.

The plan with the visit was for the group to discover the many faces of geothermal power. Representatives of the communities surrounding the Cerro Pabellón plant, which Enel Green Power began construction on in the Latin American country in July, are visiting the Italian geothermal district to take a close look not only at plants and technologies, but also at the various ways in which steam from the Earth is used in the life and everyday activities of the region.

The five-day visit, from September 15 to 18, will immerse the delegation in the many facets of geothermal power. The members of the three communities who live in the municipality of Ollagüe will visit EGP’s Nuova San Martino, Sasso Pisano and Travale plants, the Bruciano 1° drilling worksite and the Montieri remote heating system. During their stay in Tuscany, they will also visit the various enterprises that harness geothermal heat for their business: from Vapori di Birra, the brewery that gained notoriety at EXPO 2015, to the social cooperative Parvus Flos that grows basil using geothermal heated greenhouses.

The effects on employment and professional training, as well as the economic and social benefits to the communities will also be the focus of meetings with the mayors of the various local towns and with the entrepreneurs of the local firms that over the years have developed their skills and projects in geothermal technology thanks to a cooperation with Enel Green Power at the 35 plants currently operational in this region.

The tour to discover geothermal power will end in Rome, with a visit to Enel Green Power’s headquarters and a meeting with the company’s top management, starting with CEO Francesco Venturini. After returning to Chile, the representatives of the three communities willshare what they have discovered and seen in the Tuscan hills and pass the baton to other residents of the Ollagüe municipality who themselves will soon visit EGP’s geothermal district in Italy.

Source: Enel Green Power